TRAVEL WITH THE MET
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Venture abroad with the Metropolitan Museum's own lecturers and other art lovers to gain new insights and fresh perspectives on art and culture. More than just a vacation, a Travel with the Met international exploration combines curatorial expertise and behind-the-scenes viewing arrangements with spectacular itineraries and interesting companionship.
Travel with the Met programs are offered year-round to more than two dozen exciting destinations. The following list is updated regularly to include new itineraries as soon as they become available. You may also
contact us for more information.
Current and Upcoming Travel Programs
January 11–29, 2009
From Bangkok, fly to Hanoi, and then visit Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. Continue on to Phnom Pehn, and stay in Siem Reap to explore the legendary ruins at Angkor.
Land rate: $11,650
January 15–30, 2009
From cosmopolitan Mumbai, journey to the Kerala region. View tea plantations, lavish temples, and ancient traditions. Conclude in Chennai, center of dance, music, and art.
Land rate: $10,950
January 28–February 9, 2009, and February 28–March 12, 2009
Explore Cairo's legendary antiquities, then fly to Luxor with its remarkable tombs and
temples. Cruise aboard the Nile Adventurer and see the monumental statues at Abu Simbel.
Optional Petra postlude.
Land/cruise rates: from $8,550
February 22–March 12, 2009
Visit monuments and museums in the "heart of India." Begin in Delhi, then continue to Bhopal,
Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Hyderabad, Calcutta, and Ahmedabad to discover the significant sites and
architectural masterpieces that tell the story of India's long history and many cultures.
Land rate: $14,950
Featured Itinerary
February 1–18, 2009
Discover Rajasthan's palace and fortress museums, which unite impressive architecture with dazzling collections of costumes and objects. Here the maharajas' glamorous lifestyle is brought back to vivid life. Begin in Delhi, then travel to Jaipur, often called the "pink city." Drive through the colorful Rajasthan countryside, complete with wild peacocks and antelopes, to the walled city of Bikaner and to the once-mighty trading city of Jaisalmer. Continue to the ancient Mewar capital of Jodphur and to Ranakpur to see the most beautiful Jain temple in India. At the hill station of Mount Abu, we will stay at the Palace Hotel, the former summer residence of the royal family of Bikaner. Conclude in Udaipur, on the shore of Lake Pichola. Optional prelude in Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
Land rate: $13,950
March 15–25, 2009
Explore the art and archaeology of Israel on an insider's trip. Begin in Jerusalem and
continue to Galilee and Tel Aviv. Visit preeminent museums and private collections.
Land rate: $8,350
March 20–30, 2009
Explore the temples, palaces, and theaters on this island at the crossroads of many cultures. Visit the palazzi
of the aristocracy in Palermo and Taormina.
Land rate: $9,950
April 15–25, 2009
Spend two nights in The Hague, then board the Heidelberg for an art and garden cruise through Holland and
Belgium. Visit Rotterdam, Delft, Ghent, and Bruges. Conclude in Amsterdam.
Land/cruise rates: from $5,995
May 11–23, 2009
Spend two nights in Krakow and two nights in Prague, then board the Katharina for a cruise along the countryside of Bohemia and Saxony. Optional postlude in Berlin.
Land/cruise rates: from $6,995
May 12–22, 2009
Enjoy exclusive visits to grand houses of the Victorian era in London and the English countryside. See Darwin's home and garden during the two hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Land rate: $9,895
Featured Itinerary
May 26–June 9, 2009
Dramatic landscapes and sacred sites are featured on this ten-night cruise from Bilbao to Caen aboard Sea Cloud II. Step ashore in La Rochelle and continue to the shipbuilding town of Rochefort, where French ships have been constructed and repaired for nearly three centuries. From Brest, we drive inland to the fascinating villages of Saint Thégonnec and Guimiliau, where some of the most spectacular Breton art can still be seen. Visit the walled city of Saint-Malo and travel to the granite island where Mont-Saint-Michel rises magically from the sea. Add to that the enchanting gardens of Tresco, the magical Saint Michael's Mount, and Queen Victoria's Italianate palace on the Isle of Wight. Disembark in Caen and travel to ever-sophisticated Deauville, the first fashionable sea resort in France and our base for visits around Normandy.
Land/cruise rates: from $8,995
June 5–16, 2009
Embark the Heidelberg in Düsseldorf for a cruise to Basel. Attend the Basel Art Fair. Visit the Paul Klee Museum during three nights in Lucerne. Optional Düsseldorf prelude.
Land/cruise rate: from $7,195
June 11–21, 2009
Sail from Istanbul aboard Sea Cloud. Visit Samos and Santorini, and delight in a private dinner and concert at ancient Ephesus. Optional prelude in Istanbul and Cappadocia.
Land/cruise rates: from $6,995
Featured Itinerary
June 18–July 2, 2009
Join us for a very special midsummer voyage aboard the M. S. Volga Dream. As we navigate the gentle Russian waterways from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, the countryside will unfold, revealing a fascinating land of peaceful villages and domed monasteries. Begin in Moscow with visits to the stellar collections at the Old Treyakov Gallery and at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Ports of call include the island of Kizhy to see the Church of the Transfiguration—a wooden onion-domed marvel—the Golden Ring city of Yaroslavl, and medieval Uglich. The deluxe Volga Dream remains docked for three nights in Saint Petersburg during the acclaimed White Nights Festival. Discover the treasures of the Hermitage Museum in a before-hours tour and attend a private concert in its opulent Italian Hall. Also see the magnificent Catherine's Palace.
Land/cruise rates: from $6,995
June 24–July 8, 2009
Visit the Hermitage during three nights in Saint Petersburg. Sail the Baltic Coast to Copenhagen on Sea Cloud II, calling at Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Riga.
Land/cruise rates: from $8,995
August 10–21, 2009
Begin with three nights in Quito, a center of aristocratic culture in the eighteenth century. Then explore the natural wonders of the Galápagos Islands aboard the chartered M.V. Legend, traveling in the footsteps of Charles Darwin on the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. Enjoy private snorkeling lessons and daily briefings by expert naturalists.
Land/cruise rates: from $6,995
September 6–17, 2009
Fall colors enhance this Sea Cloud II cruise from Barcelona to less visited islands along the French and Italian coasts. Enjoy privileged visit to public and private collections.
Land/cruise rates: from $6,995
Contact Us
For more information about the Travel with the Met program, contact us by phone (212-650-2110), fax (212-396-5040), or email (travelwiththemet@metmuseum.org),
or write to:
Travel with the Met/Development Office
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028-0198
To reach our tour operator directly, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad by phone (212-514-8921; outside New York: 800-221-1944) or email (met@arrangementsabroad.com),
or write to:
Academic Arrangements Abroad
1040 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018-3721
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